Roseto degli
Abruzzi, also known with the tourist appellation “Rose Beach”, hosts the third
of 16 scheduled stops on the men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour’s challenger and
satellite schedule for 2005. One of the many cities that lies along the
Adriatic Coast, Roseto degli Abruzzi is the daughter of Montepagano. The
ancient village is the
main
centre of the valley of the River Vomano, situated in front of Italy’s massive
Gran Sasso. Teams from Latvia and Germany have captured the gold medals in the
first two events with Brazil’s Ian Borges
and
Pedro Solberg Salgado capturing the
bronze medal winners at the Finland and Italy stops.

Cagliari
- Germany’s Kay Matysik and Markus Popp won nine of 10 matches here this
week to capture the US$30,000 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Italian Challenger by
defeating a team from host Italy for the gold medal. After winning a pair
of qualifying matches, the 24th-seeded Matysik and Popp split their first
two matches in the winner’s bracket before capturing their next six matches
to claim the $4,800 first-place prize. The Germans defeated 19th-seeded
Eugenio Amore and
Riccardo Fenili of Italy 21-17 and
21-19 in 40 minutes to win the title. While Amore and Feili shared $3,900
for second-place, Solberg Salgado and Borges split $3,000 for the bronze
medal as Krug and Urbatzka forfeited the third-place match. For Solberg
Salgado and Borges, it was their second challenger/satellite bronze medal
this season after placing two weeks ago in Finland.

Challenger Events
- The top 24 men's teams and 16 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per
the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to
take part in Challenger events. Exceptions will be made for host country
players as well as for 2 wild cards.

Satellite Events
- The top 48 men's teams and 32 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per
the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to
take part in Satellite events. Exceptions will be made for host country players
as well as for 2 wild cards.

Challenger & Satellite
Events Generalities
– Players, who enter in both a Challenger/Satellite and World Tour event to be
played on the same dates will not be sanctioned for not participating in the
Challenger and Satellite events in case qualification to the main draw of the
clashing World Tour event arises. In order to enter teams in Challenger and/or
Satellite events, players must contact their respective National Volleyball
Federation for further instructions as the entry system has changed from 2004.

Roseto degli Abruzzi, also known with the tourist appellation “Rose Beach”, is
one of the many cities that liesalong the Adriatic Coast. It is the daughter of Montepagano,
the
ancient village that is overhung by a mildhill.
The main
centre of the valley of the River Vomano, situated in front of Italy’s massive
Gran Sasso, before obtainingthe name it has today, it was called “Le Quote”, from 22 May 1860 to 22 May 1887
and “Rosburgo” from 22May
1887 to 20 February 1927.
The territory had already been inhabited in the Roman Epoch; in fact some of the
localities of the territory arementioned in numerous documents dating back to the medieval period.
Today Roseto degli Abruzzi is the main coastal centre in the Province of Teramo
and one of its most popularsea resorts along the coastline of Abruzzi. It is an open and solid city, with a
strong, tourist vocation.

Situated in the centre of Italy, Roseto is in fact easy to arrive to thanks to
good road and railway connections,and its nearness to the airports in Rome, Pescara and Ancona.
Its rich nature and its climate, mild and gentle, as its inhabitants, make
Roseto degli Abruzzi the ideal place fora calm holiday, in contact with the perfume of the sea and the hills and the
taste of the exquisite oenology andgastronomy of Teramo Abruzzi.
It is perfect for a relaxing holiday, opened to culture, art and nature.